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• GM Oxygen Sensor - Failed again 8 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Fault code is 13 ('oxygen sensor open circuit'). I've done more than 10000 miles in that time. Does anyone know if other factors can lead to early failure of the Lambda Sensor, or is it just a poor quality part (genuine GM - £115!) I'll try cleaning it first - are there any fluids worth trying. Any comments are most welcome.
• Honest but a little brutal 30 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Reading HJ's column (actually a double page spread) in the Saturday Telegraph is one of the highlights of my weekend (I lead a quiet life now I'm older). His advice is always informed and relevant but my real joy is when he pricks motorists egos. Classic example from last weekend. Some guy was moaning about something to do with his Saab (forget what) and concluded with the line 'should this happen on a £25,000 executive saloon?'
• Speedo digits ......... 15 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  I looked at a car today which read 43333 - with the 3's all perfectly lined up but slightly below the 4. In taking it for a 12 mile test drive the resultant number had the 3345 all slightly below the leading 4! I checked the service history and the car had been serviced @ 39204 miles - so the displayed milage was probably genuine. It is less than 3 years old, so no MOT's to veryify it. Is this anything to worry about?
• Scorpio Cold Starting 19 Sep 2001 (Forum)
  As a complete non mechanic perhaps you could advise on the following:- Last winter my scorpio 2.9 12v would start without a problem but then stall immediately if i didnt keep the revs up and generally act as if the leads were faulty until it warmed up. Then no problem. My local Ford dealer to his credit, refused to take the car in and said change the oil to 5w/40 ( i believe). Would that make sense to you as i didnt get round to it last winter but am about to get the oil changed and it has run perfectly all summer.
• Nissan Juke - Is melting classed as a fire 17 Mar 2025 (Forum)
  Tried to jump it and nothing either. My garage has found that the main fuse had blown and the wiring leading off it had melted and fused together. The garage has said that it is a "catastrophic electrical failure", and it is likely going to cost the value of the car to repair. We have comprehensive insurance - does the melting and subsequent short class as a fire?
• The future of personal car ownership 12 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  But once bought and insured there is an incentive to use the car more rather than opt for travel by bus or train. Maybe the governments love affair with EVs will lead to a future of shared ownership of electric cars charged at the home of the intended user? 
• Old;mechanical lock only - Key wont go in door lock 12 Feb 2018 (Forum)
  and a blast with compressed air next. I see graphite sprays recommended, but I dunno if I can get them here, though I can get pencil lead. After that I suppose I MIGHT try to take it apart, but I'm not very keen. One consolation is its fairly low risk leaving it unlocked here even with stuff inside it, and I should make a sun cover anyway..
• Any - NCAP 30 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Do we not bother because the majority of cars are safe nowadays, and there's little to be gained by making comparisons? Or is it the forum's opinion that, as suggested elsewhere, "you can lead a car-buying horse to water, but if its already decided to drink from a muddy puddle there's little point in going into too much detail about the cleanliness of the stream."
• Parking outside my house 25 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Quick question just looking for other people's thoughts on this really, My house in an end of terrace house with a piece of pavement on the side which is big enough for 2 cars to park fully, when I purchased the property the person I purchased it from wrote down that there was parking to the front to the side and the garage but the pavement is not actually down on the deeds just looking into things i wondered if anyone knew whether this pavement would be purchasable from the council as it only leads to my gate and only I need access there it also has no services in according to documents I've looked through, Any thoughts or feedback would be really appreciated, Thankyou
• Peugeot 307 - diagnostic code 11 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  The only thing that indicates any fault is sometimes I randomly get a message on the screen saying ' Faulty Anti-pollution', but the car still runs smoothly.    Please can anyone enlighten me as to what these codes lead too.    Thanks for any help in advance.
• bmw e46 330i m sport convertible - E46 BMW 330i dodgy electric fan, 8 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  My electric fan seems to either come on, as soon as i stop at traffic lights  (engine up to temp), or it won't come on unless i switch on AC. This leads to  temp gauge rising. In short, the electric fan seems to be on too often, or doesn't come on at all,  unless i use AC, which is kind of pointless when the roof is down.
• Renault Kangoo 2000 - kangoo x reg 2000 1.4 rad fan 4 May 2015 (Forum)
  hi i have a renault kangoo 1.4 x reg petrol, the rad fan has stopped kicking in, ive put a power supply direct to the fan and it runs so i replaced the thermostat and coolant temp switch but the fan still isnt kicking in, ive checked all fuses and all looks ok. Im thinking its possibly a relay which leads me to the question, if this model has a relay for the radiator fan where is it as ive looked online and through the hand book with no success?? any advice or suggestions will be much appreciated
• Chevrolet Matiz - Engine just stops 21 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Was stopped at traffic lights the radio went off all warning light started to flash and the engine stoped. A passing motorist kindly stopped and got the car going with jump leads. All was fine for a day same thing happened luckily at home. Put new battery in started up everything sweet, a day later whilst driving put the wipers on which worked very slowly, radio died and all lights flashed up again and the engine cut out.
• Gas Safe Engineers 22 May 2014 (Forum)
  and contacted 4 local engineers so far that are on their recommended site. 2 haven't responded. 2 gave some bollux, which leads me to believe they don't want to work for a couple of hundred quid for a couple of hours work. All they are interested in is making £1500+ for a days work installing boilers and rads. But I'm held back because I must have one of these qualified to do it.
• Ford Fiesta - 2001 Ford Fiesta 1.25 running on three cylinders 26 Dec 2013 (Forum)
  However the car started running only three cylinders and lesson was abandoned after 100 yards. I checked leads/plugs etc but the car is only running on three cylinders with No2 being main suspect. Coil pack? Thanks
• Vauxhall Vectra C - vectra c wont start 11 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  hi, i have an 06 vauxhall vectra c est that has an odd problem, car runs fine no battery probs etc, then every few days it will just not turn over, like a flat battery , just a clicking sound, but there is power everywhere, it used to start after a few turns of the key, but now when it happens it just wont start or turn overt at all, had it jumped from leads and started fine and today i had it pushed and jumped it ok , confusing me as ive checked the battery connections and battery earth etc, any ideas??? hopefully nothing major!! 
• Renault Clio 1.2 RN petrol - Problems starting Car 19 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  Starts great sometimes but sometimes it can take 30 or 40 turn overs till the car fires. We have changed the crank shaft sensor, earth lead from battery, checked wiring loom at bulkhead, fitted new Control Temperature Sensor but still having major problems. Had it linked up to computer diagnostics and its not showing any faults. Have read on this site about a quick fix via the ignition but not sure what the guys on about.
• nissan vanette 1.5 petrol - engine cuts out randomly!! 25 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  hi all, my van has a random habbit of cutting out...dead as though it's been switched off. this can happen at all speeds and at idle in any weather an d while engine is hot or cold. have checked/replaced coil dizzy points leads plugs and have checked to see that fuel is getting through. any ideas ?? p.s ALWAYS  starts again after cutting out. sometimes will be fine for 100 miles other day it broke down 6 times in 10 mile trip. thanks in advance for any advice
• Male - Mentioned 1 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  'Tis hard to say, if greater Want of Skill Appear in Writing or in Judging ill, But, of the two, less dang'rous is th' Offence, To tire our Patience, than mis-lead our Sense Some few in that, but Numbers err in this, Ten Censure wrong for one who Writes amiss; A Fool might once himself alone expose, And ten low words oft creep in one dull line: While they ring round the same unvaried chimes, With sure returns of still expected rhymes; Wher'er you find "the cooling western breeze", In the next line, it "whispers through the trees"; If crystal streams "with pleasing murmurs creep", The reader's threatened (not in vain) with "sleep" . . . (347–353)
• KIA Rio - Petrol consumption 5 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  I do mainly short runs around town but interspersed with longer runs most weeks, I try not to be lead footed.  The car is under warranty until September this year and has been back to the dealer's twice, they apparently carried out diagnostic inspections but found no fault records. The last dealer updated the ECU but there seems to be no difference.